Mid week is doable but I probably wouldn’t take the main path to the summit. The best time up there are mid week in the evening and I’d just avoid the summit at the weekends, really not worth it (too busy - went up on Sunday running when the sun was setting and i thought a charity event had been in there were that many people - there hasn’t)

Some nice paths around that area to explore.

To summit, I’d start at the mid level car park with the toilet block and wind your way up the fire roads near ffrith and then head west, leaving only a little bit of cheeky pushing to the summit

Will be a steep hike-a-bike from the car park up to the ridge but fine once on it. When turning off the ridge, it does tend to get very muddy, so be prepared to some pushing (which I'm sure you'll be fine with).

I'd have a look up up to the summit if you're going to be nearby Stu. Not a bad push up and fast rolling descents off the north, nw and west if you wanted to do a straight up and down then carry on east towards Cilcain or wherever you're headed. Really good views and the fort's kind of interesting too.

The Almost the Delyn route is a good starting point for some nice riding. Rides just as well clockwise or anticlockwise.

Haven’t been for a while but from memory It’s a bit like the long mynd - fast short-grass sections, bit of stony stuff and bits of forest roads. There was a feature ride in Singletrack issue 121 a couple of years ago. There’s a lot of bridleways and permissive tracks to ride.
Moel Famau path is usually very busy with walkers

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I'm pretty sure I took part in a Merida type ride out of Ruthin some years back that either went over the top or across the flanks of Moel Famau.
No help to you I'm afraid though Stu; they probably negotiated access with landowners

We go out into the hills to lose ourselves, not to get lost. You are only lost if you need to be somewhere else and if you really need to be somewhere else then you're probably in the wrong place to begin with.

I used to live in the area - it gets very busy at weekends so avoid the main track. I never had any issues riding up there mid week, evening, or early morning. NO matter how cheeky it was. More issues when road riding in the area. The pub in Llandyrnog is quite a nice spot for a quiet pint. Our old local.

As a regular across the clwydian range mostly using the fireroads through the forest up toward the top plenty of stuff to ride around there and from experience i've never had to many complainers about where to ride around there, myself and a few mates do a yearly Offas Dyke ride starting from home heading for Llandegla and following the Offas Dyke path all the way to Prestatyn, dip a toe in the sea and head back over Halkyn. good days riding but no reason you couldn't do it in 2 days and have a wild camp somewhere in the middle

Thanks for the input everyone. I've kept it legal as it's part of something longer that others might want to ride and I don't want to give anyone an excuse to point fingers. Anyway, should be finished tomorrow, ta.